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MEGASTAR · Consumer Defensive ₹307.95 +1.3% Mkt Cap ₹343 Cr

MEGASTAR

Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
₹307.95
+1.3% today · 30d -4.66%
as of 2026-09-04
Price · Daily Candles
“MEGASTAR's Profit Soars 145% YoY, but FIIs and DIIs increase stakes amid negative FCF projections.”
MEGASTAR, a Consumer Defensive player with a market cap of ₹317.0 Cr, reported a significant 145.11% YoY net profit growth for FY26 to ₹9.0 Cr, alongside a 47.52% revenue increase to ₹533.0 Cr. Despite this, ML predictions show a weak outlook for Free Cash Flow (FCF) with an abysmal rank of 0.0 for stable 7-year FCF, suggesting potential cash generation challenges ahead. FIIs and DIIs collectively increased their shareholding by 1.14% QoQ in the March 2026 quarter.
BULL CASE
+Annual net profit for FY26 surged by 145.11% to ₹9.0 Crore, while revenue grew 47.52% YoY to ₹533.0 Crore.
+Promoter shareholding remains substantial at 61.47% as of March 2026.
+FIIs increased their stake by 0.66% and DIIs by 0.48% QoQ as of March 2026.
+The 3-year revenue CAGR is strong at 20.5%, and the 5-year revenue CAGR stands at 26.65%.
BEAR CASE
ML predictions indicate a weak outlook for Free Cash Flow (FCF) with ranks of 0.253 (recent 2y), 0.119 (rolling 4y), and 0.0 (stable 7y).
Quarterly net profit for Q4 2026 was only ₹2.0 Cr on revenues of ₹146.0 Cr, resulting in a low OPM of 6.89%.
MEGASTAR's ROCE of 9.0% significantly lags behind sector leader NESTLEIND (66.49%) and BRITANNIA (64.74%).
Beta value of 0.87 suggests moderate volatility relative to the market.
⟳ What Changed
₹ Latest Earnings · Q ending 2026-06-30
REVENUE
₹133 Cr
+23.51% YoY
NET PROFIT
₹2 Cr
+38.14% YoY
OPM
5.79%
-0.55pp YoY
EPS
₹1.98
PE 30.47
Intrinsic value · DCF: N/A — ML model predicts severe Δ FCF compression (h1=-50.0%, h2=-50.0%, h3=-50.0% of mktcap), driving projected FCF negative by year 3 despite healthy current FCF. Treating as forecast outlier rather than reporting a misleading ₹0 valuation. Use the Strategy Fit and ML sections instead.
◇ Sector Position
MEGASTAR's PE of 30.47 and ROCE of 9.0% positions it conservatively against peers like NESTLEIND (PE 78.73, ROCE 66.49%) and BRITANNIA (PE 59.01, ROCE 64.74%), suggesting lower profitability and potentially a more attractive valuation entry point within the Packaged Foods sector.
PEERPEROCE %
MEGASTAR30.479.0
NESTLEIND78.7366.49
BRITANNIA59.0164.74
TATACONSUM91.9210.26
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65
SCORE / 100
Overall
6-axis composite of the sections below.
Performance STRONG 90
Valuation FAIR 40
Growth STRONG 81
Profitability AVERAGE 45
Technicals NEUTRAL 55
Risk LOW 80
Key Stats
TTM PE
30.47
P/B
3.23
52W HIGH
₹392.0
OFF HIGH
-21.44%
MKT CAP
₹343 Cr
◉ Active Signals
MACDNeutral0.5358
RSI(14)Neutral44.74
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